Seasonal exposure to NO2 and respiratory symptoms in preschool children

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-210

  Mukala, Kristiina ^a   Pekkanen, Juha ^a   Tiittanen, Pekka ^a   Alm, Sari ^a   Salonen, Raimo O ^a   Jantunen, Matti ^a   Tuomisto, Jouko ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Nitrogen dioxide; Personal exposure; Preschool children; Respiratory symptoms; Season

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FINLAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEASON; URBAN POPULATION; AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; MALE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; STATISTICS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEASONS; SUBURBAN POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0029665536     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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